Merrol Hyde Magnet School

Merrol Hyde Magnet School is a large school serving multiple grade levels in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The school enrolls 670 students in kindergarten through 12. That compares with an average of about 243 students for combined schools in Tennessee.

Sumner County serves 30,719 students across 53 schools.

By race and ethnicity, Merrol Hyde Magnet School is 82% White. Other groups include 9% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Sumner County overall, the White share is about 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.

In Sumner County, home to about 204,424 people, the median household earns about $90,301 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Sumner County number 53, with about 30,719 students.

George A Whitten Elementary is the nearest public school to Merrol Hyde Magnet School, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Merrol Hyde Magnet School had 670 students in 2020-21 and 670 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

Merrol Hyde Magnet School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.